15 Related Articles from 2018-07-13

Adoption agencies could refuse same-sex couples under measure OK'd by House panel. The House Appropriations Committee passed an amendment on Wednesday that, if implemented, would allow adoption agencies to refuse gay couples based on their moral or religious beliefs. >>

Angels pitcher Garrett Richards will undergo Tommy John surgery. Angels pitcher Garrett Richards said Thursday he has elected to undergo surgery for his damaged ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow and will miss the remainder of the season. Reduced to 28 starts over the last three seasons because of multiple injuries, including two UCL issues, Richards'... >>

Burn ban imposed in Halifax after two brush fires break out. A burn ban was put into effect Thursday night for Halifax Regional Municipality after crews fought two brush fires in the afternoon. >>

Caught on cam: Confrontation between driver and cyclist highlights Saskatoon bike laws. A heated argument caught on video is highlighting tension between drivers and cyclists on Saskatoon streets. >>

Conservative Business Insider writer quits instead of being 'paralyzed by fear' after site deletes column defending Scarlett Johansson. Daniella Greenbaum resigned from her job as a columnist at Business Insider on Thursday after the website removed an already-published piece that apparently offended some colleagues. She told Fox News it would have been hypocritical to remain at her job while “paralyzed by fear [of] job security” after her editors silenced her. >>

Gohmert: Strzok was lying and he knew he was lying. Gohmert on getting personal with Strzok >>

Penguins sign D Oleksiak for three years, $6.4M. The Pittsburgh Penguins have signed restricted free-agent defenseman Jamie Oleksiak to a three-year, $6.4 million contract extension, the team announced ... >>

Video: Brothers charged in the rape and beating death of 16-year-old boy. Kindra Rose Adamson, 43, was arrested and charged with two counts of rendering criminal assistance. Her sons Jonathan Adamson, 21, and Benny Marquez, 16, are accused of raping and killing Ben Eastman. >>

Waterslide where boy died to come down, park says. Caleb Schwab​ was decapitated in August 2016 while riding the 17-story Verruckt Waterslide at Schlitterbahn Waterpark >>